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PC001

Registration requirements for parties (Chamber 1)
Question:What are the registration requirements for political parties running for national elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s): a. Signature requirement (specify requirement)
c. Regional distribution requirement
Comments: Every six years there is a chance for political organizations to formally apply to become new national political parties. They should have a number of affiliates that represents not less than 0.26% of the total amount of registered voters for the previous federal process, including at least 3,000 affiliates in 20 of the 32 states, or 300 in at least 200 of the 300 federal districts. An already registered national political party does not need to register for every national election.
Source: Political Parties' Law: "Ley General de Partidos Políticos", arts. 10 (2b), 11: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/MX/mexico-lgpp-2024/
Verified: 2024/04/12
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PC003

Registration requirements for candidates (Chamber 1)
Question:What are the legal qualifications to become a candidate at legislative elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s): a. Age
b. Citizenship
c. Country of birth
d. Residence
f. Registration
j. Other
Comments: 18 years old; Mexican by birth; have been born in the state where they are competing.
Source: Constitution: "Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos", art. 55: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/MX/mexico-constitucion-2024/ ; Electoral Law: "Ley General de Instituciones y Procedimientos Electorales", art. 10: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/MX/mexico-lgipe-2024/
Verified: 2024/04/12
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PC008

Independent candidates
Question:Can independent candidates compete in presidential or legislative elections?
Answer(s): e. In both presidential and legislative elections
Comments:
Source: Constitution: "Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos", art. 35 (II): https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/MX/mexico-constitucion-2024/ ; Electoral Law: "Ley General de Instituciones y Procedimientos Electorales", art. 357: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/MX/mexico-lgipe-2024/
Verified: 2024/04/12
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PC012

Public funding of parties
Question:Do political parties receive direct/indirect public funding?
Answer(s): b. Direct
c. Indirect
Comments: Besides receiving public funding, the law grants the following prerogatives to political parties: • To have permanent and free access to radio and television. • To benefit from a special fiscal system. • To benefit from postal and telegraph exemptions from payment, whenever necessary to achieve their functions.
Source: Constitution: "Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos", 41(II–III): https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/MX/mexico-constitucion-2024/ ; Electoral Law: "Ley General de Instituciones y Procedimientos Electorales", arts. 159, 187: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/MX/mexico-lgipe-2024/ ; Political Parties' Law: "Ley General de Partidos Políticos", arts. 23(1d), 26, 50–52: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/MX/mexico-lgpp-2024/
Verified: 2024/04/12
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PC015


Question:What is the basis of the public funding?
Answer(s): a. Equal funding, regardless of size and previous performance
b. Based on result of previous election
Comments: 30% of the public funding is equally distributed among all the registered political parties. On the other hand, 70% of the public funding is distributed in accordance with the result of the previous election for the Chamber of Deputies. There are provisions for direct public funding of recently created political parties.
Source: Constitution: "Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos", art 41(II): https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/MX/mexico-constitucion-2024/
Verified: 2024/04/12
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PC017


Question:Are political parties entitled to private funding?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: The law specifies and regulates four sources of private funding for political parties: by members, by supporters, self-financing and from financial yields. Under no circumstance can it amount to a sum bigger than that from public funding.
Source: Political Parties' Law: "Ley General de Partidos Políticos", art. 53: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/MX/mexico-lgpp-2024/
Verified: 2024/04/12
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